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(b) Courses of study for continuing education credit shall include:
(1) Mandatory courses required by the Board for license renewal to include a Board- approved course in Infection Control, a Board-approved course in the California Dental Practice Act and completion of certification in Basic Life Support.
(A) At a minimum, course content for a Board-approved course in Infection Control shall include all content of Section 1005 and the application of the regulations in the dental environment.
(B) At a minimum, course content for the Dental Practice Act shall instruct on acts in violation of the Dental Practice Act and attending regulations, and other statutory mandates relating to the dental practice. This includes utilization and scope of practice for auxiliaries and dentists; laws governing the prescribing of drugs; citations, fines, revocation, and suspension, license renewal, and the mandatory reporter obligations set forth in the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act and the clinical signs to look for in identifying abuse.
(C) The mandatory requirement for certification in Basic Life Support shall be met by completion of either:
(i) An American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) course in Basic Life Support (BLS) or,
(ii) A BLS course taught by a provider approved by the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP) or the Academy of General Dentistry’s Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE).
For the purposes of this section, a Basic Life Support course shall include all of the following:
1. Instruction in both adult and pediatric CPR, including 2-rescuer scenarios;
2. Instruction in foreign-body airway obstruction
3. Instruction in relief of choking for adults, child and infant
4. Instruction in the use of automated external defibrillation with CPR; and
5. A live, in-person skills practice session, a skills test and a written examination.
The course provider shall ensure that the course meets the required criteria.
(2) Courses in the actual delivery of dental services to the patient or the community, such as:
(A) Courses in preventive services, diagnostic protocols and procedures (including physical evaluation, radiography, dental photography) comprehensive treatment planning, charting of the oral conditions, informed consent protocols and recordkeeping.
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Introductory Chapter: Dental Practice Act, Infection Control and Cal-OSHA
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